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Health & Fitness

Bodywork Can Improve Abdominal Health

Problems with large and small intestines, stomach, liver, gallbladder and kidneys can be helped with bodywork.  Bodywork includes so much more than just muscular massage.  Not knowing what it feels like, the first thing you may think is that it would be uncomfortable, but it's not.  Abdominal bodywork is actually gentle.  

For abdominal health, visceral (viscera is organ) manipulation (VM) and lymph drainage therapy (LDT) are a great combination to bring the body closer to wellness.  Visceral Manipulation frees the movement of each organ, allowing it to function better.  How can this help?  I've had clients that started having gallbladder flutters and after one session, they were immediately eliminated.  I've had clients with acid reflux most of their adult lives and after three sessions, it was gone and they were able to get off prescription medication.  Some people have elimination problems and this work can really help.  Low back pain can sometimes come from kidneys being stretched too far.  If one organ is adhered to another, it's rocking motion and therefore its function is compromised.

With abdominal bodywork, you learn to feel your specific organs better, feeling releases and feeling when they are out of balance or congested.  Abdominal bodywork is preventive care to areas normally dismissed.  Your organs can function better, allowing you to live a healthier life.

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